Rudolf Scheurer (May 25, 1925 – November 1, 2015) was a
football (soccer)referee from
Bettlach, most remembered for supervising four matches at the
FIFA World Cup: two in
1970 and
1974. During his peak times, Scheurer was a high-profile referee: In 1970, he was nominated as linesman (assistant referee 1) in the final between Brazil and Italy.[1] In 1974, he was awarded the opening game.[2] Scheurer also whistled in
1970[3] and
1974[4] World Cup qualifiers,
UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying,[5] and many European club competition matches. After he retired from his active career, Scheurer served as chief of the Swiss soccer referees. He died on November 1, 2015.[6]